СТАЛИЙ РОЗВИТОК СІЛЬСЬКИХ ТЕРИТОРІЙ УКРАЇНИ: ПРОБЛЕМИ ТА ПЕРСПЕКТИВИ

Abstract

The Sustainable Development Goals, declared by the UN in 2016, which were adopted for the period until 2030, determine the vectors of sustainable economic growth, fair social development, comprehensive affirmation of equality and justice, as well as ecological balance of the environment. Ukraine joined the Sustainable Development Goals and continues to implement them at the national level. The article is devoted to the justification of problematic aspects and prospects of sustainable development of rural areas of Ukraine. The main essence and peculiarities of the legal framework for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, defined by the UN, in Ukraine have been revealed. It was determined that the decentralization reform, although it accelerated it, did not allow to form the expected high level of development of rural areas and ensure the proper standard of living of the rural population. Problems of the development of the Ukrainian rural areas are traditionally associated with economic, social, demographic factors and the general situation in the state and the current agrarian policy. The economic, social and demographic factors of sustainable development of rural areas of Ukraine and their problematic aspects have been identified. The place of agricultural production in the context of ensuring the employment of the rural population is characterized and the need to achieve a decent wage for agricultural labor is emphasized. Problematic aspects of the development of the social infrastructure of villages are revealed, in particular, access of the population to the rural medicine and quality educational services. The role of ecological aspects of preserving agrocenoses and the consequences of using fertilizers in the process of agricultural production are substantiated. Proposed directions for the formation of mechanisms for the implementation of the goals of sustainable development of rural areas are given. It is substantiated that the state policy on the sustainable development of rural areas should include a number of institutional mechanisms based on the interaction of stakeholders and the development of a comprehensive policy on the development of agricultural production, improving the quality of life of the rural population, overcoming unemployment and protecting the environment.